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TIL that in 1927, the philosopher Wittgenstein designed a door handle which has become a prototype for curved tubular handles ever since.

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yQE4l TIL in 1944 an Ice Jam on the Yellowstone River in Miles City, Montana was cleared by bombing it with a B-17
VMlaZ TIL During World War 2, morale among the British Army (in desert campaigns) was directly proportional to the supply of tea that they had. This was due to them brewing it all the time in order to drink the foul-tasting water they were supplied with, as it came from fuel cans.
4XxaN TIL David Bowie was a big SpongeBob SquarePants fan, and he even starred in one of the animated series' movies.
oB4Br TIL Bhutan is the world's only carbon negative country. The constitution demands at least 60% of the country covered in forest, making it a sink of over four million tonnes of CO2 per year.
mxNBM TIL King Louis IX, who died today in 1270, is the only French monarch venerated as a saint. He invited beggars to eat with him at his table daily, and replaced trial by combat with evidence-based trials.